AEROLA TATTOOING ON POST-MASTECTOMY PATIENTS

                             

When tattooing the aerola onto the breast, if the breasts are flat because there is not a reconstructed nipple, here is a trick you can use to give the appearance of a nipple.
Once you have created the aerola, put two or three drops of navy blue into the remaining pigment. Apply it underneath where the nipple should be, in a horseshoe shape. This trick of light and shade will give a three dimensional effect, making it look as though the nipple is protruding.